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1923 Wiley Wildcats football team

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1923 Wiley Wildcats football
SWAC champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–1 (4–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWiley Field
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wiley $ 4 1 0 6 1 0
Paul Quinn 3 1 1 5 1 1
Prairie View State 3 2 0 5 2 0
Samuel Huston 1 2 2 ? ? ?
Bishop 1 3 1 2 4 2
Texas College 1 4 0 ? ? ?
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1923 Wiley Wildcats football team represented Wiley College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1923 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Fred T. Long, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 6–1, with a conference record of 4–1, and finished as SWAC champion.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
Southern*W 6–0
October 18Jarvis*
W 29–0[1][2]
October 25Texas College
  • Wiley Field
  • Marshall, TX
W 20–6
November 8at Paul Quinn
L 2–6
November 15at Samuel Huston
W 40–0[3]
November 22Bishop
  • Wiley Field
  • Marshall, TX
W 7–6[4]
November 29at Prairie View StatePrairie View, TXW 10–6[5]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "Weather no bar for the football game at Wiley". The Marshall News Messenger. October 18, 1923. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wiley wins". The Shreveport Times. October 24, 1923. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Negro game today". The Austin American. November 15, 1923. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wiley defeats Bishop Tigers score of 7 to 6". The Marshall News Messenger. November 23, 1923. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wiley claims Conference Classic championship". The Marshall News Messenger. December 2, 1923. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1923 – Wiley (TX)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2023.